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Speaker 1: back to another edition of our seventy Sixers Insiders one
Speaker 1: on one series at Summer League. I am Lauren Rosen.
Speaker 1: Today I had the pleasure of catching up with Rayjon
Speaker 1: Tucker after the Sixers have won their first two Summer
Speaker 1: League games and get ready to continue what's been a
Speaker 1: very successful run. It was awesome to catch up with Rayjon.
Speaker 1: Take a listen. I am joining out by Rayjon Tucker.
Speaker 1: So good to see you. Congrats on these first couple
Speaker 1: of wins. Can you give us some insight into what
Speaker 1: these first few while I guess it's been over a
Speaker 1: week now, what this Summer League experience has been like
Speaker 1: pre so far, that's been good. We have a good
Speaker 1: group of guys here with us. I think everybody has
Speaker 1: the same mission, just you know, try to accomplish something
Speaker 1: bigger than just personal goals. We've talked about. You know,
Speaker 1: if we all win, you know, we win these games
Speaker 1: and play together other than you know, good things that
Speaker 1: come out for all of us and not just the
Speaker 1: guys who are already on contract, are already with the Sixers.
Speaker 1: It'll just help everybody out in the long run. So
Speaker 1: speaking of a great team performance or team building, take
Speaker 1: me into that game against the Hawks. You guys were
Speaker 1: down early, really sort of galvanized, came together to get
Speaker 1: that win at the end. Is that emblematic of the
Speaker 1: type of team you guys are? How did it feel
Speaker 1: to accomplish that one? Oh? For sure, I think I
Speaker 1: think that's just who we are as a group as Sixers. Um,
Speaker 1: you feel I'm saying, we brought ourselves on defense regardless
Speaker 1: if we're not getting it done on the offense. We fight,
Speaker 1: were gritty, Um, just we We're not gonna give up
Speaker 1: until you know that that last buzzer sounds where we
Speaker 1: got to walk off the court. So yeah, it's definitely
Speaker 1: attestament to the guys that they brought in for the
Speaker 1: summer league. Just an attestament to the guys that we
Speaker 1: have the coaches keeping us locked in. So I have
Speaker 1: already spoken a little bit with Isaiah and Tyrese and Paul,
Speaker 1: and I know that the three of them, along with
Speaker 1: you and maybe a couple other guys, are sort of
Speaker 1: like the leadership crew for this group, which I understand.
Speaker 1: It's pretty interesting because when you're with the big team,
Speaker 1: you guys are the young fellas and now you're the leaders.
Speaker 1: What's that dynamic been like for you? Um, I mean,
Speaker 1: it's kind of a role that I've kind of been
Speaker 1: in since so I've been in the league. You know,
Speaker 1: I played in the G League where that was my role.
Speaker 1: Then you know, I went to Utah where I was
Speaker 1: one of the young guys, so I had to take
Speaker 1: that young guy role again. And then back with the
Speaker 1: Blue Coats said, went back to that role again. So
Speaker 1: it's been it's been good. I think it's just great
Speaker 1: for us to get that experience where we could kind of,
Speaker 1: you know, teach the other guys. The Rooks woo, we've
Speaker 1: been learning while we've been where you know, the Sixers
Speaker 1: and you know, me going into my third year or
Speaker 1: what I've learned, what I've seeing, what I know works.
Speaker 1: It doesn't work to help guys look good. You know,
Speaker 1: at the end of the day. Me, firstly, I want
Speaker 1: everybody to win. So anything that I see I feel
Speaker 1: I can't help that can help somebody else. I'm leting them.
Speaker 1: What has it been like to see Let's talk about
Speaker 1: a few of your teammates specifically, and let's start with Tyrese.
Speaker 1: You've been sort of alongside him for at least the
Speaker 1: vast majority of his entire NBA career. So can you
Speaker 1: tell me about the growth you've seen in Tyrese over
Speaker 1: the last year or so? H man. Yeah, I think
Speaker 1: him just being more vocal. That's really a big thame.
Speaker 1: Him being a point guard, he has to be vocal
Speaker 1: just in his game. It's a lot of growth just
Speaker 1: him personally. Just being with him in these last couple
Speaker 1: of months, playing with him through the low minty games
Speaker 1: if we've had and just talking to him and being here,
Speaker 1: the growth is tremendous. He's gonna be a great player
Speaker 1: at the end or towards the end, I believe. Of
Speaker 1: the regular season, Doc told the media that you guys
Speaker 1: were the hardest working, low minute group that he's ever
Speaker 1: worked with. Can you tell us a little bit more
Speaker 1: about that low minute group in the culture that you
Speaker 1: guys developed last year? Yeah, I mean all of us,
Speaker 1: you know, all of us feel like we're specially you
Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. We're here for a reason. All
Speaker 1: of us feel like we could play and we push
Speaker 1: each other every day, you know, to be better because
Speaker 1: we know each one of us has something special that
Speaker 1: we could bring to a team to help a team win.
Speaker 1: So we always make sure each other is in the gym.
Speaker 1: We always make sure each other is going hard, and
Speaker 1: whatever drills or whatever we're playing, we try to get
Speaker 1: in there hour thirty before everybody else gets in there.
Speaker 1: So it's real competitive, but at the end of the day,
Speaker 1: like it ain't doing that but trying to help each
Speaker 1: other out to be the best we can be. And
Speaker 1: you guys clearly made an impact doing that. Even if
Speaker 1: it wasn't heavy minutes in game, you obviously left an
Speaker 1: impression on your teammates. On your head coach, what was
Speaker 1: it like to play for Doc Rivers and what are
Speaker 1: you looking forward to about continuing? It's great. I feel
Speaker 1: like he's a player's post. He's gonna tell you what
Speaker 1: you need to hear and not what you want to hear.
Speaker 1: And now you know I I could take that from anybody.
Speaker 1: He doesn't beat around the bush. It's a great post.
Speaker 1: Make sure that if you don't understand, you do understand,
Speaker 1: like you could talk to him. He's a great leader,
Speaker 1: points out everything like he never leaves anything really unsaid.
Speaker 1: It needs to be said, so you can't. You can't
Speaker 1: hate on a guy like that. And I guess I
Speaker 1: should have opened with this, but I know that congratulations
Speaker 1: are somewhat in order for you because you will be
Speaker 1: back this year. What are your goals as you get
Speaker 1: ready for I guess your first full but second two
Speaker 1: way season with the Sixers. Oh, you know, just to
Speaker 1: get better, Just to see what I could do to
Speaker 1: help the team, because I know I can help the team.
Speaker 1: That's the reason I decided to come back. I see
Speaker 1: myself being real special here in Philly. So just learning
Speaker 1: the system, learning what they need me to do, what
Speaker 1: the team needs. Really, that's that's about it. Just any
Speaker 1: way I can feel like I can help, I feel
Speaker 1: I could be really special here. So that's the reason
Speaker 1: I'm back, and I'm definitely excited. A lot of my
Speaker 1: job deals with the fan perspective and how they interact
Speaker 1: with you guys, and the fans really latched onto you
Speaker 1: based on your work up lines. Can you tell us
Speaker 1: a little bit about those dunks, about like if you've
Speaker 1: always been a dunker, what you think the ceiling is? Like?
Speaker 1: Are we there yet? Just tell us a little bit
Speaker 1: more about your identity, especially as a dunker. Oh for sure. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I've always been a dunker. Anytime I'm in layup lines,
Speaker 1: you know, people ask me how do I explain my game?
Speaker 1: And I just tell him exciting Like anytime I'm on
Speaker 1: the court, you know, it's it's like, oh man, what
Speaker 1: is he gonna do? And honestly, I really don't think
Speaker 1: I have a ceiling. Uh. I feel like just working
Speaker 1: on my game, expanding my shot and everything else comes
Speaker 1: so naturally. But just being in layoub lines, you know,
Speaker 1: not really playing just to show everybody, giving people a
Speaker 1: little show before the show, you feel what I'm saying.
Speaker 1: So that's that's what I do. I like to put
Speaker 1: on the show. So did you feel I mean, obviously
Speaker 1: when you first started out there weren't any fans in
Speaker 1: the building here, But what was it like towards the
Speaker 1: end of the year as people started to really embrace
Speaker 1: you guys, what was your impression of the Philadelphia fans.
Speaker 1: I love Philadelphia fans. I love when they boys when
Speaker 1: we're playing bad, and I love when they chatting us
Speaker 1: on we're playing great. You know, I'm from Charlotte, uh
Speaker 1: um mother and mother was raised in New York. So
Speaker 1: I'm used to, Hey, if you're not playing good, like,
Speaker 1: we're gonna let you know about yourself. Like you feel
Speaker 1: what I'm saying, So like, I love it. It's undeniable love.
Speaker 1: Like you know, it's just like family, Like they're gonna
Speaker 1: they're gonna let you know when you're doing bad, and
Speaker 1: you're gonna hear about it. But at the end of
Speaker 1: the day, they're still Philly fans. They're gonna love you
Speaker 1: regardless right around. So I love it. I have no
Speaker 1: complaints about that. And as the fans continue to get
Speaker 1: to know you, and as we wrap up this interview
Speaker 1: that we're doing right now, what should folks know about
Speaker 1: Rayjon Tucker off the court? What are you into? What
Speaker 1: type of guy are you? What are you up to
Speaker 1: when you're not hooping? Like? What is what is your
Speaker 1: life like away from basketball? Life away from basketball? I
Speaker 1: like music. I'm really into musicum My brother he makes beach,
Speaker 1: I'll be in there helping him with bees, listening to
Speaker 1: bees in the studio, play two klt I play video
Speaker 1: games a lot when I'm just not really doing anything.
Speaker 1: I love to sleep, love to eat. So if anybody
Speaker 1: has any food restaurants that they know, if it is
Speaker 1: real good the hole in the wall spots, let me
Speaker 1: know because I will both try it out. But basically
Speaker 1: that's about it on real chill, real laid back. If
Speaker 1: you see me out in public speak, I asked to
Speaker 1: take a picture. I'm always willing. So that's about it
Speaker 1: with me. Rayjon Tucker, man of the people. If you
Speaker 1: see him in the street, take a picture. Think of
Speaker 1: picture sounds good. Rason, thank you so much for doing
Speaker 1: this with me. Best of Black in summer league continues
Speaker 1: and I look forward to seeing you in Philly. I
Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thank you. Thanks as always for listening to
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Speaker 1: Ragion Tucker. Thanks, of course the Raison and the seventy
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